Porosity in Hair

I'm going for long-winded again, but you get pictures at the end as a reward... Hair is a fibrous, proteinaceous system which can absorb...

The Multi-tasking Hat

I work outdoors, sometimes all day for a week at a time in spring, summer or autumn. So I know a thing or two about what makes an ideal hat....

Sensitive Skin (Part I)

Many of us have sensitive skin. If you do, is it because you have allergies and an inherited tendency to sensitive skin, or because you are ...

Shampoos, Harsh, Mild and Otherwise

I've examined a number of shampoos (those that I had, I did not buy any for this project) to test the notion that certain detergents (su...

Wavy Pride

What defines wavy hair? ©Science-y Hair Blog 2013 Let’s start with this warning. Lots of us who must go online to learn how to care for our ...

Mysteries of Hydrolyzed Proteins

I have been researching various proteins used in hair products. Claims that this or that protein are high or low molecular weight and theref...

Deep Conditioning

Sounds so nice – deep conditioning for your hair. And yet it seems impossible because hair is not living tissue. You wouldn’t try to deep co...